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SilkAir, Tiger Airways and Citilink to serve Semarang, Central Java

Posted on 22 Apr 2013 at 10:00 | Views: 1655

Semarang, capital of Central Java, located on Java’s north coast will soon be served by two international airlines and one additional domestic airline, said Anom Fitrhanggono, General Affair and Communication Section Head of PT Angkasa Pura of the Ahmad Yani Airport in Semarang.

Semarang itself is wellknown for its heritage of the 15th century temple built by Chinese Admiral Cheng Ho, elsewhere known as Admiral Zheng He, when he set foot here.

Meanwhile, General Manager of the Ahmad Yani Airport said that the airport is in the process of expanding its apron to accommodate 10 aircrafts from the present 5 planes. The airport's terminal capacity will also be increased from 4,000 passengers to 15,000 passengers.

Separately, CEO Citilink, Arif Wibowo confirmed that next to the airline’s new route to Semarang, other new routes will be from Jakarta to Bengkulu, Jakarta-Jambi, Jakarta-Pangkalpinang (Bangka) and Jakarta – Tanjungpandan (Belitung).